Redacted: How to be inspired

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WHEN YOU SHOULD TRY REDACTEDREDACTED TO GET INSPIRED

When you’re doing the thing: While in the REDACTED face of a problem is probably the best time to search for inspiration. At this point, it might even be REDACTED critical that REDACTEDREDACTED the one REDACTED morsel of information needed to move on REDACTEDREDACTEDREDACTEDREDACTED is discovered.

While you have a REDACTED journal with you: A piece of advice that was given to me a long time ago REDACTEDREDACTEDREDACTEDREDACTEDREDACTEDREDACTEDREDACTED was that a person should ALWAYS keep a journal handy. You never know when inspiration could strike, and the reality is that it could be devastating to miss out on that big moment just because you weren’t prepared.

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THREE WAYS TO REDACTED INSPIRATION

Dream Diary: Generally connected to surrealism, one of the best ways to come up with new inspiration is to keep a dream journal. We’ve all had some really weird dreams: it’s time to harness those bad boys and make them work for you.

REDACTED back through your notes: For some reason we always forget the great ideas of the past. Go through your old writings, notes, or even inspiration journals and books. There you will likely find a treasure trove of ideas you can steal!

Stream of conscientiousness REDACTEDREDACTEDREDACTED: Using your topic as the main point, write faster than the editor in your head can handle. Seriously. This allows you to tap into a different level of thinking and after doing this for about 15-20 minutes you’ll definitely see a different idea form over your original idea.

SCIENCE BEHIND INSPIRATION

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